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Hall-of-Fame promoter J Russell Peltz today announced the signing of 2004 National Golden Gloves featherweight champion Teon Kennedy, of Philadelphia, PA, to an exclusive promotional contract, along with junior middleweight Latif Mundy, former Pennsylvania GG champ.

Helping to promote their upcoming “UNDEFEATED” welterweight championship, “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather and Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton will pack their bags and take off on a five-city global media tour which marks the first time since the days of Muhammad Ali that a press tour has traveled across the seas. …

Hamburg-based Cuban heavy prospect Odlanier Solis, 3-0, square off against American veteran Ross Puritty September 21 in Luebeck. Welter Alpaslan Aguzum is also on the bill along with Arena´s heavies Konstantin Airich and Steffen Kretschmann and female star Derya Torun. Javier Castillejo vs Mariano Carrera II appears to be on …

“Regardless of our differences, what happened to Kendall Holt isn’t right!” Despite their current contract dispute, promoter Dino Duva is sending his support to junior welterweight contender Kendall “Rated R” Holt and his quest to secure a rematch against WBO Champion Ricardo Torres. Holt (22-2, 12 KOs) suffered a controversial …

In what could become one of the fastest-moving on-sales in the history of boxing, the Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton, “UNDEFEATED” welterweight championship is expected to sell out quickly after tickets are available for fans worldwide Monday, Sept. 17. The fight, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions, is …

The boxing match between Vitali Klitschko and American boxer Jameel McCline, scheduled for September 22nd in Munich, has been cancelled, as the Ukrainian boxer has just undergone surgery for a herniated disc. Last weekend Klitschko suffered an acute herniated disc at his training camp in Going, Austria, necessitating immediate surgery. …

The cruiserweight division’s hottest prospect has signed with the most successful promoter in the history of the sport. Bayamon, Puerto Rico’s Francisco “The Wizard” Palacios, 12-0 (6 KO), recently inked a long-term contract with Don King Promotions, a deal that Palacios feels has been the missing piece to his championship …

Commonwealth welterweight king Ali Nuumbembe has been added to the September 21 show at York Hall in London, England headlined by British bantamweight champion Ian Napa’s dangerous defense against Lee Haskins. Nuumbembe, 18-2-1 (6), will face many challenges in the form of Ghana’s towering Phillip Kotey, 19-4-1 (12), and to …

From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: The WBC has granted permission to interim lightweight world champion Joel Casamayor to defend the interim title before fighting WBC lightweight world champion David Diaz, as per his petition. David Diaz will be free to make an optional defense of his title, and then both …

Growing up in Dagestan, WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov knows about struggle and knows about not always having everything he wanted or needed as a child. So when presented the opportunity to help some disadvantaged children from the Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida during the Jason Taylor Foundation’s annual …

Undefeated Dmitriy Salita, 27-0-1 (15), had been training in upstate New York in the Catskill Mountains to prepare for a fight on September 5 when he was forced to pull out due to a hand injury. He is hoping that his misfortune will turn out to be a blessing in …

Star Boxing announced today that Delvin Rodriguez has challenged the “No-Contest” result that was declared after the fight between Delvin Rodriguez 20-2-1 (12KO’s) and Keenan Collins 12-2-1 (8KO’s) was stopped between the second and third rounds. The fight was aired live on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” from the Utopia Paradise …